The development of civilization brought a new standard of living to human societies, but it also brought problems such as warfare, environmental degradation and disparity of wealth. Looking at the ...

Many human societies contain cultural groups known as clans, whose members believe that they share common ancestors. These clans develop conventions regarding who should marry whom, and clan ...

Whales and dolphins (Cetaceans) live in tightly-knit social groups, have complex relationships, talk to each other and even have regional dialects – much like human societies. A major new study, ...

In a few decades, gene-editing technologies could reduce the likelihood of common human diseases. Societies must use this time to prepare for their arrival. Read the paper: Heritable polygenic ...

Over the last few days, the Wisconsin Human Society (WHS) has taken steps to address a challenging situation involving the ...